Decorative wall covering

ABSTRACT

A wall board having a shape that can mimic any desired visual representation. For example, a wall board as that disclosed, if desired to be in the shape of a butterfly, will be shaped, either formed during manufacture, or cut, into an outline of a butterfly. The wall board can have added functionality by utilizing pegboard wall board. Further, the wall board disclosed may optionally provide for graphics to illustrate better the desired shape or image. The graphics can be of many varieties, including, but not limited to, laminates of plants, animals, insects, letters, symbols, animated characters, a person or people, inanimate objects, and visual arts substantially conforming to the shape of the wall board; and hand applied colorants, to represent a more realistic image of the desired shaped. Additionally, during installation on a wall, the wall board can include spacers set between the wall and the board, to create a three dimensional appearance of the image coming from the wall.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a decorative wall covering. Moreparticularly, the decorative wall covering comprises a shaped wall boardof any size whose outline or perimeter depicts any shape desired.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There exists in the prior art any number of wall coverings useddecoratively. Specifically, these include wall board such as paneling,wainscoting, and other decorative means used to finish an interior orexterior wall. Additionally, the prior art wall coverings includefunctionality, such as organization means. An example of this would bepegboard which is generally comprised of wall board having spaced holestherebetween for receiving pegs. The pegs, once inserted into the holesand held in place thereby, are capable of receiving and displayingobjects, i.e. tools, for organization and ready accessibility.

The organization type of wall board has heretofore not incorporated adecorative element. More specifically, this type of wall board prior artlacks any shaping, other than a standard geometric square or rectangularshape. This is because this type of wall board have never been thoughtof as a decorative item.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention comprises a wall board having a shape that canmimic any desired visual representation. For example, a wall board asthat disclosed, if desired to be in the shape of a butterfly, will beshaped, either formed during manufacture, or cut, into an outline of abutterfly. The wall board can have added functionality by utilizingpegboard wall board. Further, the wall board disclosed may optionallyprovide for graphics to illustrate better the desired shape or image.The graphics can be of many varieties, including, but not limited to,means for applying color such as by paint, paint-by-numbers, markers andthe like, or a laminate of the desired image can be overlain and affixedto the wall board to represent a more realistic image of the desiredshaped. Additionally, during installation on a wall, the wall board caninclude spacers set between the wall and the board, to create a threedimensional appearance of the image coming from the wall.

It is thus an object of the present invention to provide a shaped wallboard that has an outline of a particular image.

It is another object of the present invention to provide for shaped wallboard that may be of any outline image including, but not limited to,plants, animals, insects, letters, symbols, animated characters, aperson or people, inanimate objects, and visual arts.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a wallboard comprising pegboard and pegs to allow the wall board of thepresent invention to be used decoratively, and functionally as anorganizer.

It is still yet another object of the present invention to provide for ashaped wall board that is installed onto a wall with spacers resultingin the three dimensional appearance of the wall board display comingfrom the wall.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other objectives and advantages of the present invention willbe more readily apparent from the following Detailed Description of thePreferred Embodiments, and a review of the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of one preferred embodiment of theshaped wall board present invention shown in the shape of a butterflywherein the wall board is comprised of pegboard;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of one preferred embodiment of theshaped wall board present invention shown in the shape of a soccer ballwherein the wall board is comprised of pegboard;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of one preferred embodiment of theshaped wall board present invention shown in the shape of a puppywherein the wall board is comprised of pegboard;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 shown without the graphic image;

FIG. 5 is a fragmented perspective view of FIG. 1 shown installed on awall with pegs, and;

FIG. 6 is a cross section view of FIG. 5 taken at line A-A with spacerslocated between the wall and present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

As seen in FIG. 1, the display 10 is comprised of wall board 12 ofconventional manufacture. The wall board 12 is substantially twodimensional having a height and width. Conventionally available wallboard 12 has a thickness in the range of about one-tenth ( 1/10″) inchto seven-thirty seconds ( 7/32″) inch, with three-sixteenths ( 3/16″)inch seemingly common.

The display 10 of FIG. 1 is shown having an outline or perimeter shapefeaturing a butterfly 14, in a manner by which the display 10 ismanufactured or cut into that shape. In FIG. 1, this preferredembodiment of the display 10 also incorporates a graphic image 16 of aparticular butterfly. The graphic image 16 of FIG. 1 is a laminatedepicting, in this case, a butterfly, that is affixed to the board 12,by glue or other conventional adherence means. It is noted that theoutline of the board 12 substantially conforms to the shape of abutterfly as seen in FIG. 1. As examples of other outline board 12shapes, FIG. 2 depicts a soccer ball 16, while FIG. 3 depicts a puppy18. However, it should be understood that any outline or perimetershaping of the board 12 is possible and can conform to shapes including,but not limited to, plants, animals, insects, letters, symbols, animatedcharacters, a person or people, inanimate objects, and visual arts.Furthermore, general height and width dimensions for the preferredembodiments of the display 10 can be varied, depending upon the size ofthe wall onto which the display 10 is to be installed and the area ofwall coverage desired by an end user. To this end, large wall area andlarge a large display 10 can be provided and installed in sections sothat all sections, when viewed together, have an outline or perimetershape of the desired image.

The board 12 shown in FIGS. 1-3 comprises pegboard, containing spacedapart holes 20. The spacing of the holes 20, and hole diameter, isconventionally known, and can be customized pursuant to the need of theend user. However, it is not uncommon to have hole spacing of one-half½″) inch to three (3″) inches apart, with hole diameters ranging fromone-eighth (⅛″) inch to one-fourth (¼″) inch. Additionally, whilepegboard is shown, the board 12 can be without holes 20, and stillconform to a preferred embodiment of the display 10 so long as it has anoutline or perimeter conforming to the shape desired and hereinabovedescribed.

In either case, whether the board 12 has holes 20 or not, the graphicsdisclosed above in the form of a laminate, can alternatively be appliedby hand for end user customization. As such, it is disclosed that anunfinished board 12 having an outline shape as disclosed herein, asshown in FIG. 4, can be finished with a colorant such as paint, crayons,markers, and the like. Furthermore, it is disclosed here that anunfinished board 12 can be segmented or lined such that graphics areapplied in a color-by-number or color-by-segment manner (not shown).

FIG. 4 further depicts the display 10 of FIG. 1 (without appliedgraphics) in perspective view. This view provides the reader with anappreciation of the substantial two dimensionality of the wall board 12.FIG. 5 depicts the display 10 installed as a wall covering. The display10 is affixed to the wall 30 with appropriate fasteners 32 such asscrews or bolts, or the like. In FIG. 6, spacers 34 can be used tooffset the display 10 from the wall 30 to give the display 10 anappearance that it is three dimensional with respect to the wall 30. Inthe pegboard format of the wall board 12, a holding device 36 such aspegs, hooks, pegged cups, trays, dishes and the like can be added to thedisplay 10 to result in an organizer for holding objects (not shown).The pegs 36 can be customized and made thematic with respect to thegraphic image 16. For example, in the FIG. 1 butterfly 14 graphic image16, a peg 36 can be formed in the shape of a flower (not shown) becausebutterflies are attracted to flowers.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that variousmodifications can be made to the components described above, and allsuch modifications falling within the scope of the invention are deemedto be included within the scope of this patent.

1. A display for covering a wall wherein said display comprises asubstantially two dimensional wall board and has an outline conformingto a shape of an image.
 2. The display of claim 1, wherein said wallboard comprises pegboard.
 3. The display of claim 1, wherein a graphicof said image is overlain and affixed to said board and substantiallycomports with said outline of said board.
 4. The display of claim 1,wherein said image is taken from a group consisting of plants, animals,insects, letters, symbols, animated characters, a person or people,inanimate objects, and visual arts.
 5. In the display of claim 2, saidpegboard is combined with a plurality of pegs wherein each said pegengages with said pegboard in any number of spaced apart holes on saidpegboard.
 6. In the display of claim 5, wherein said pegs are designedin an associative relationship with the said image of said wall board.7. In the display of claim 1, said wall board being segmented into areasonto which a colorant can be applied.
 8. A display for covering a wallwherein said display comprises wall board and has an outline conformingto a shape of an image, wherein said wall board further comprisespegboard, and further wherein a graphic of said image is overlain andaffixed to said board and substantially comports with said outline ofsaid board.
 9. The display of claim 8, wherein said image is taken froma group consisting of plants, animals, insects, letters, symbols,animated characters, a person or people, inanimate objects, and visualarts.
 10. The display of claim 8, wherein said pegboard is combined witha plurality of pegs wherein each said peg engages with said pegboard inany one of a plurality of spaced apart holes on said pegboard.
 11. Thedisplay of claim 8, wherein said pegs are designed in an associativerelationship with the said image of said wall board.
 12. A wall coveringcomprising, in combination, a display comprising a substantially twodimensional wall board and having an outline conforming to a shape of animage; a graphic of said image whereby said graphic is overlain andaffixed to said wall board and substantially comports with said outlineof said wall board, and; means for fastening said to display to a wall.13. The wall covering of claim 12, wherein said wall board is pegboard.14. The wall covering of claim 13, further comprising a plurality ofpegs wherein each said peg engages with said pegboard in any one of aplurality of spaced apart holes located on said pegboard.
 15. The wallcovering of claim 12, wherein spacers are located between said displayand said wall.
 16. The wall covering of claim 12, wherein said image istaken from a group consisting of plants, animals, insects, letters,symbols, animated characters, a person or people, inanimate objects, andvisual arts.
 17. The wall covering of claim 14, wherein said pegs aredesigned in an associative relationship with the said image of saidpegboard.
 18. The wall covering of claim 12, wherein said display issectionable for large wall area coverage.